Shields Up! Cosmic Rays a Challenge for Deep Space Travel
The real problem, though, is from galactic cosmic rays. Given off by exploding stars and other enormously energetic events, these cosmic rays...
Human beings in space: debate and consequences
Human spaceflight is both risky and expensive. From the crash landing of the first crewed Soyuz spacecraft in 1967 to the breakup of the shuttle orbiter...
Artemis 2 astronauts are now headed to the moon. Why has it taken humanity so long to go back?
The short answer is, times have changed. Apollo was a product of the Cold War space race. The U.S. believed that winning this race — by beating...
It Seems Like It Would Be Fun to Go to Mars. Well, No One Considers This Part.
The astronauts on the International Space Station receive a dose of around 240 to 480 X-rays on a six-month jaunt up in the exosphere. NASA...
Space images can make other worlds feel like home
Planetary scientist Candice Hansen-Koharcheck championed the importance of space imagery. Her legacy lives on in every pixel that comes back...
Want to age slower? Go into space. Why time is relative and space-travel keeps us young
Astronauts are affected by both forms of time dilation, but on the International Space Station their speed trumps the effect of being further...
Blue Origin: Engineer becomes first wheelchair user to go to space
An engineer from Germany has become the world's first wheelchair user to go into space.
All systems go: Aerospace engineering student launches work into space
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket takes off from Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying the Western Aerospace Thin-Sat into the ionosphere.
‘Go for number two’: What happened with the toilet on Artemis II and what’s next for extraterrestrial commodes
For the entirety of the Artemis II mission, the use of a space toilet caught the public eye, both when it worked properly and when it didn't...
Can future astronauts be put into comas for space travel like in Project Hail Mary?
In the book, Grace understands his sleep condition to be something akin to a medically induced coma, or a form of “suspended animation.” He's...
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